Woman shot dead in the middle of London, man's life in danger

From Julia Kilian

London (England) - A woman has been shot dead and two men injured in London.

Coroners at the scene after a woman died and a man remains in a critical condition following a shooting in northwest London.
Coroners at the scene after a woman died and a man remains in a critical condition following a shooting in northwest London.  © Aaron Chown/PA Wire/dpa

One of the two is still in mortal danger, the police said. The emergency services were alerted on Saturday evening and were deployed to the scene in the north-west of the city.

The injured woman was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police.

She was between 40 and 50 years old. The two men were between 30 and 40 years old.

Police are investigating the murder and are calling on the public to come forward with information. "This is a truly shocking incident," said Superintendent Tony Josephs.

"I want to assure people that a team of experienced investigators is working diligently to piece together what happened last night and find out who is responsible for this heinous act of violence," Josephs said, according to the police release.